Beyond Capitalism

New Social Architectures

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The digital revolution isn't just updating capitalism—it's forging a new system. As profound as the industrial revolution, this transformation is born from the convergence of global crises. This book reveals the world that comes next.

This book is about systemic change in what we consider as capitalism. Far beyond qualifications such as Industry 4.0, the view presented here is that…

This book is about systemic change in what we consider as capitalism. Far beyond qualifications such as Industry 4.0, the view presented here is that the very structures of capitalism are currently being displaced, and that the present digital revolution is as deep in its impact as the industrial revolution was when it emerged from the agricultural age. Another mode of production is being built, and we are facing a transformation of labor relations, surplus-value extraction, means of production, the role of money and credit, the concept of national borders, and social relations. Rather than lining up what is changing in the industrial capitalism we know, this book studies the new system that is being born, as a broader look at this is necessary due to the present convergence of environmental catastrophe, explosive inequality, global financial chaos, and erosion of democracy.

Ladislau Dowbor is a Full Professor of Economics at the Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil, and a consultant in development planning for the United Nations, different governments and institutions, mainly in Brazil, as well as in Africa and in other Latin American countries. He has published over a dozen sole-authored books, and over 50 in collaboration with other writers. These include Formation du capitalisme au Brésil, A Reprodução Social, The Broken Mosaic: For an Economics beyond Equations, Economic Democracy, and The Age of Unproductive Capital (2019).

Hardback

ISBN: 1-5275-6354-5
ISBN13: 978-1-5275-6354-4
Date of Publication: 2021-03-15

Paperback

ISBN: 1-5275-9591-9
ISBN13: 978-1-5275-9591-0
Date of Publication: 2023-04-22

Ebook

ISBN: 1-5275-6651-X
ISBN13: 978-1-5275-6651-4
Date of Publication: 2023-04-22

Categories: Social Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Macroeconomic and Monetary Economics, Economic Systems, Sociology

Pages: 129

Subject Codes:

BIC: KCB, KCS, JFF
THEMA: KCB, KCS, JBF

Pages: 129

Meet The Author

Ladislau Dowbor

Rescuing the Social Function of the Economy

Brazil is Back

By: Ladislau Dowbor

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Brazil is not a poor country. Its key challenges—deep inequality, environmental disaster, and financial chaos—stem not from a lack of resources, but from a political system where powerful elites drain the nation’s wealth. This book explains how to combat these structural issues.